Chief human resource officers (CHROs) are not taking cyber threats seriously, and they are failing to train employees on how to deflect even the simplest hacks.
90% of all malware requires human interaction before it can infect its target (i.e. clicking on an email and opening a Word doc), according to Dell Secureworks, a security awareness training provider.
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. declared an internal emergency earlier this month when the hospital had its computer systems cyber attacked and held ransom by hackers, according to an NBC News report. The hospital was infected with the “Locky” virus. CMS Wire reported the hospital staff were unable to turn on their computers and radiation and oncology departments unable to use their equipment. If the hospital employees were trained up on Locky – then they would have known exactly what do when they saw the suspicious email and Word doc. For the full article click here
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